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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1972

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Alcoholic died in Police cell

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 March 1972 · page 12

An alcoholic who died in the Queanbeyan police cells in September last year had burial arrangements made for him by police bercause no one else was interested…

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Assault remand

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1972 · page 7

A Queanbeyan man charged with assaulting another man on March 2, was remanded yesterday…

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Attempted carnal knowledge, assault allegations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1972 · page 4

A Captain’s Flat youth was charged yesterday with the assault and attempted carnal knowledge of a 14 year-old girl. The youth is Garry Joseph Tarrant, 18,…

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Not guilty plea on assault charge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1972 · page 2

A 21-year-old Queanbeyan man pleaded not guilty yesterday to unlawfully assaulting his…

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Almost Hit Police Car

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1972 · page 4

A motorist who almost collided with a moving police car said in part as his explanation during a recent Court case, that he thought it was stationary…

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Police raid sequel: 26 plead not guilty

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1972 · page 13

A chef and 21 other persons charged in connection with a police raid on a common gaming house in Crawford Street on Friday night all pleaded not guilty yesterday…

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Police Hindered— Near naked woman ran from flat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1972 · page 11

A wild party which eventually attracted three police cars to a Henderson Road flat last December resulted in one of three men charged, appearing in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions…

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Traffic court Driver’s plea was upheld

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1972 · page 13

A negligent driving charge brought against Dominic Agresta, of Kathleen Street, was dismissed last week after he pleaded not guilty…

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Police Station a Public Place

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 March 1972 · page 6

Much to his regret, Peter Apps, a slaughterman, found out the hard way that even inside a police station is still considered as a “public place”…

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Police Break Milk Vendors Picket Line

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 March 1972 · page 1

Police were called to break up a picket line of Queanbeyan milk vendors yesterday, who tiled to prevent delivery of cut price milk to Woolworths. A delivery truck was barred from entering…

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Shop Stealing Could Cost Queanbeyan Retailers $100,000 Loss Each Year by a Staff Writer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 March 1972 · page 19

If comments from leading businessmen in Queanbeyan are correct that shop stealing is “average” throughout their stores, they could be losing more than $100,000 a year…

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Petrol theft

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1972 · page 9

Police reported the theft of 10 gallons of petrol from a farm in the Royalla area, taken overnight on Sunday…

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Swore at Police

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1972 · page 8

A middle-aged man who directed unseemly words at a woman In Monaro Street is broad daylight,…

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Found unconscious after police hunt

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1972 · page 1

Police found a man semi-conscious in rugged terrain off Tharwa Road on Sunday afternoon after a 28-hour search. A 34 year-old married…

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Raff Cook Pleads Not Guilty to Police Charges

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1972 · page 8

An Air Force cook who complained about the quality of a meal he obtained from a Queanbeyan cafe appeared in Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last week charged with two offences…

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Theft charge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1972 · page 1

A man has been charged in Grafton with the theft of a bank book and forms in Queanbeyan early this…

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New Court House Start in 1974

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1972 · page 1

Queanbeyan can expect construction of its new courthouse to commence in about April of 1974. Clerk of Petty Sessions, Mr. Ian Forsyth…

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Labourer’s Story of Police Bashing Discounted by S.m

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1972 · page 8

Magistrate Mr. D. F. Leo last week completely exonerated several policemen who a Canberra labourer claimed were involved or had seen him beaten and burnt on the hand with a cigarette at Queanbeyan Police Station…

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Suicide bid prompt police warning

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1972 · page 1

Strong concern has been expressed by a senior police officer or the ease with which potentially dangerous prescribed drugs ere within reach of teenage children in Queanbeyan…

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Highway vigil by police

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 March 1972 · page 1

Queanbeyan police safety bureau patrols will maintain a 24-hour vigil on district highways and main…

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